Brett Lawrie out of Athletics lineup, Max Muncy steps in

Lawrie has started 52 games at third, including the last 10. Muncy will bat seventh in the lineup and start at third base for the sixth time this season, and first since May 25.

Brett Lawrie out of Athletics' lineup again on Sunday

by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(5/24/2015)Athletics third baseman Brett Lawrie is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game.

Lawrie has missed the time due to overall soreness. He's replaced at third by Max Muncy, who gets his fourth time this year.

A's 1B Max Muncy crushes solo home run in loss on Tuesday

by Jason Lempert | Staff Writer

(5/20/2015)Making his third consecutive start at first base for the Athletics, Max Muncy launched a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Astros. The sixth-inning bomb was his second of the season and in the last three games.

Over the three game stretch, Muncy has brought his season average up from .227 to its current .286 clip. He will likely continue to get regular playing time for now with Ike Davis on the disabled list.

Athletics 1B Max Muncy crushes first career home run

by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com

(5/17/2015)Athletics first baseman Max Muncy went 1 for 4 at the plate in Oakland's 7-3 loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

Muncy did his damage in the fourth inning when he crushed an 0-2 pitch from Jeff Samardzija over the center field wall for a two-run shot, the first of his career.

Canha is hitting .226/.293/.396 with five home runs in 106 at-bats this season. Muncy is also considered the top backup role at third base and is hitting .222 with one RBI in 18 at-bats.

Max Muncy gets start at first base for Athletics

by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(5/17/2015)Max Muncy will get his second start of the season at first base for the Athletics in Sunday's game.

Muncy started on Tuesday, the first game that Ike Davis missed. With Davis on the disabled list, as of Sunday, Muncy will likely have more opportunities in the near future.

Muncy is hitting eighth in the order.

Athletics 1B Ike Davis (quad) out of lineup Tuesday vs. Red Sox

by Jason Lempert | Staff Writer

(5/12/2015)Unsurprisingly, Athletics first baseman Ike Davis is out of the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Davis left Monday's game after suffering a left quad strain. He might be available to pinch-hit, but the team has not provided an update on his status.

Rookie Max Muncy will draw the start at first base and hit sixth in the batting order.

Max Muncy, Eric Sogard to man left side Thursday for Athletics

by Marty Gitlin | CBSSports.com

(5/7/2015)The left side of the Athletics infield Thursday in Minnesota will take on a decidedly unusual look. Max Muncy will man third base for the second time all year while Eric Sogard will experience his first start at short in 2015.

Muncy has just one start all year and is 3-for-10 on the season. He is expected to continue at third base when given the opportunity to play. Sogard has been a full-time starter at second base.

"He can play a little first, he can play a little third, and with [Eric Sogard] being able to play all the positions, it's probably going to be mostly at third," said Melvin. "He's a grinder. He made an impression right away. You know he can hit, and he's coming in here swinging the bat well. We've always felt he was quite the hitter.

"Moved him over to third to make him a little bit more versatile, especially with [Matt] Olson in the system. We like what we saw this spring."

Muncy went 1 for 4 in the game with a single and a strikeout.

Athletics place Ben Zobrist on disabled list, call up Max Muncy

by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(4/25/2015)The Athletics placed Ben Zobrist on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee injury, the team announced on Saturday. Zobrist has battled the injury for several days and tested the knee at designated hitter on Friday night.

To replace Zobrist on the roster, the A's called up Max Muncy from Triple-A Nashville. Muncy will make his Major League debut on Saturday, starting at third base and batting seventh for Oakland.

To make room for Muncy on the 40-man roster, the A's designated pitcher Eury De La Rosa for assignment.

Zobrist confirmed that he needs surgery on the knee and will be out four-to-six weeks.

Carlin git .273 with six RBI in 22 plate appearances this spring while Muncy hit .375 in 32 at-bats with two home runs and 10 RBI. Parrino hit just .196 with four doubles and 11 strikeouts in 46 at-bats.

Carlin is likely to be back with the team Tuesday to catch for Barry Zito, according to the report.

Athletics' Melvin: Max Muncy 'a nice player'

by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

(3/18/2015)Athletics infield prospect Max Muncy is 8 for 24 with four doubles, one home run and five walks this spring after going 0 for 3 Wednesday, and manager Bob Melvin praised his work, calling him "a nice player," MLB.com reports.

"He's a little gamer," Melvin said. "He's made a couple errors, but watching him in pregame stuff and drills and so forth, he handles himself very well. He's a nice player."

"I feel like I'm seeing the ball great," Muncy said. "My biggest thing is I get myself in a good hitting position early, so timing isn't too big of an issue when you do that. I just see the ball out of the pitcher's hands is all I've been doing."